General Coach Candidate News

[Hoosierfan2017 24,794]

11 minutes ago, Trish said:

That’s not good enough at Indiana. Otherwise Crean would be here. 

In what world? Bennett’s worst conference record during that stretch was 12-8. Crean finished above .500 once in his last four seasons. 

[HinnyHoosier 6,596]

1 hour ago, Mr. Hoosier Pride said:

haven't watched it but saw the comments .... 

 

@enterprises9983

9 days ago

This was a terrible video

They thought we'd hired Sean instead of Archie.

[Stuhoo 89,063]

44 minutes ago, bird4par said:

Pulled a Rodman.

Went to Vegas and knocked boots with Carmen Electra?

She’s getting older, but impressive nonetheless.

[IUBtown 586]

19 minutes ago, Kentuckysucks said:

Crean was fired because he kept missing the tournament.

He was fired because he was inconsistent, weird af, and he ran the program weird af.  He was so difficult to play for Devin Davis tried to get run over by a car to get out of there. 

Edited February 20 by IUBtown

[HinnyHoosier 6,596]

6 minutes ago, lillurk said:

DeCourcey and some other national writer both wrote up TB-to-IU stories in relatively short time recently and I saw a keen observer who said hmmmmm: that seems like it might reflect real interest from Tony’s side.

I don’t love how he left the team this fall, even assuming he was trying to get his assistant the job. If he can convince Dolson he’s passionate enough to do it, he can probably be great at IU, though I have some concerns.

 

Maybe leaving the team in the Fall was playing the long game. Maybe it's been in talks all this time.

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 11,576]

2 minutes ago, IUBtown said:

He was fired because he was inconsistent, weird af, and he ran the program like weird af.  He was so difficult to play for Devin Davis tried to get run over by a car to get out of there. 

So many lies wrapped into one post. 

[Kentuckysucks 4,332]

2 minutes ago, IUBtown said:

He was fired because he was inconsistent, weird af, and he ran the program like weird af.  He was so difficult to play for Devin Davis tried to get run over by a car to get out of there. 

And I always heard he never had the players on a schedule.  Like they get a text saying practice in a half hour don’t be late.  Maybe @Chris007 can confirm that.

[RoadRage 3,012]

Tony Bennett says, “I am not a candidate for the IU coaching job!”

    -@thefieldof68

 

[Stuhoo 89,063]

12 minutes ago, Ghost of Rick Majerus said:

I can't help but laugh at some of these responses. Tony Bennett and Scott Drew would be fantastic hires. They would turn this bus around. Both have won championships at schools that nobody would consider blue bloods. Yet some of you guys are saying pass?!?!? Are you serious?

Our program has been as mediocre as they come for the past 25 years. We would have killed to have the success that Baylor and Virginia have had. 

Just saying—anyone that wouldn’t be thrilled with Bennett, but has a glimmer of interest in McCollum, who is at an even slower pace and hasn’t accomplished jack in D1 yet?

Whooo boy.

[IUHoosierJoe 2,150]

2 minutes ago, Kentuckysucks said:

And I always heard he never had the players on a schedule.  Like they get a text saying practice in a half hour don’t be late.  Maybe @Chris007 can confirm that.

My son heard that from one of his former assistants 

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 11,576]

2 minutes ago, Kentuckysucks said:

And I always heard he never had the players on a schedule.  Like they get a text saying practice in a half hour don’t be late.  Maybe @Chris007 can confirm that.

How could you possibly believe something like that? 

[OKHOOSIER 5,890]

42 minutes ago, JPCIVOP said:

Someone else made the point earlier that it would be interesting to know whether Bennett doesn't believe in NIL & Transfers or whether it's a question of UVA's institutional support and its place in the ACC. Not to shade Mike Woodson, but I think Bennett with a GM could be just as successful attracting talent, and would be much more successful coaching up a team. 

Friend, we’ve got 2000 pages of that in another thread. Shade away. 

[HoosierHoopster 8,188]

16 minutes ago, Kentuckysucks said:

Crean was fired because he kept missing the tournament.

Not completely accurate, he was fired because he could not maintain consistency in conference performance or in recruiting and had largely lost the HS and AAU coaches in IN, which signaled recruiting would continue to fall off. IIRC, he was B1G COY a couple seasons before he was fired. 

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 11,576]

2 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Just saying—anyone that wouldn’t be thrilled with Bennett, but has a glimmer of interest in McCollum, who is at an even slower pace and hasn’t accomplished jack in D1 yet?

Whooo boy.

Bennett JUST quit on his team, like literally JUST happened. 

[AZ Hoosier 10,769]

3 minutes ago, Hardwood83 said:

True, but as GI Joe taught us "knowing is half the battle." Recognizing the retarded mistakes IU has made in the recent past so as not to repeat them. The easiest route (Davis) is seldom the right choice. Past behavior IS a good indication of future behavior (Sampson.) Personality & fit are essential (Miller.) Hiring your incompetent buddy is sure to fail (Woodson.) There are several aspects, but ultimately it's not that complicated. Create a concise list of criteria, identify the best coach that meets them, and hire him. If your 1st choice refuses, then move to the next one. 

Wow... that approach is way too logical to really work. Self-reflection is important here, both in terms of personalities (who did we hire) and process (why did we hire them). Of course the guy doing the search and hiring this time isn't the guy who has done any of these past hires, but you still need to evaluate what has happened in the past.

There are a lot of names being tossed around, and only one of them will get the job... as a fanbase, we have to recognize that there's no guarantees, but we need a process that will get us as close to the "home run hire" as we can possibly get. Indiana University has the resources... Dolson just needs to do the work... and I have to believe that he will get it right.

[Kentuckysucks 4,332]

1 minute ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

How could you possibly believe something like that? 

Why would I not believe it?  Heard it from people close to the program.  Crean was absolutely manic.  Not a bad man but extremely unorthodox.

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24 minutes ago, AZ Hoosier said:

 

He wore a wedding dress to North Korea? Wow... must have missed that... /s

No, he banged Madonna…

[AZ Hoosier 10,769]

9 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Went to Vegas and knocked boots with Carmen Electra?

She’s getting older, but impressive nonetheless.

Well, silicone is pretty resilient... 

[IUBtown 586]

7 minutes ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

So many lies wrapped into one post. 

Feel free to correct it.  

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 11,576]

Just now, Kentuckysucks said:

Why would I not believe it?  Heard it from people close to the program.  Crean was absolutely manic.  Not a bad man but extremely unorthodox.

Because it makes no f'ing sense. 

They have blocked off times in their schedule for practice. They do have a class schedule.....